Lathrup Village plans first city arboretum
Lathrup Village is creating a new tree garden as part of a larger effort to keep its mature trees healthy,...
Little Traverse Conservancy plans purchase of ‘Hundred Acre Wood’
The nonprofit Little Traverse Conservancy wants to purchase a 160 acre lot of forest near Harbor Springs and create a...
Wildfire risk in the Upper Peninsula is low despite drought
The western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula is in a drought after several weeks without significant rainfall. Drought conditions are...
If approved, EPA proposal will change ozone standards for Detroit region
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to approve a request from Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)...
Pontiac Oaks Park reopens after $3 million restoration
Officials in Oakland County and Pontiac are celebrating the completion of a $3 million renovation of Pontiac Oaks Park, turning...
Crews will start removing muck from Lake St. Clair in the fall
People who've been putting up with thick, smelly clumps of algae in Lake St. Clair may get some relief soon....
Unlike us, wildfire smoke has little health effect on Michigan’s tree canopy
Michigan’s air quality declined dangerously earlier this month due to wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Canada. Pollutants in the smoke can...
The Metro: Air quality in Detroit is better. A local physician is still concerned
Wildfire smoke at times last week made Detroit’s air quality the worst in the world — that's in a place that...
The Metro: How Michiganders are adapting to extreme weather
Over the past four months, northern Michigan has experienced a series of extreme weather events. In March, an ice storm...
Bloomfield Hills celebrates greenspace partnership
Oakland County Parks and Bloomfield Hills Schools are working together to turn natural areas into public parks. Officials say that...
Michigan’s air quality declines as Canadian wildfire smoke reaches the state
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced a statewide Air Quality Alert for Wednesday, July 15. Smoke from...
The Metro: Why partisan politics makes it harder to keep the lights on in Michigan
Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders lost power over the weekend of July Fourth, prompting a conversation about the fragility of the...
